EDITING Natural Light Portraits in Lightroom | Light and Airy Photography Tutorial

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EDITING Natural Light Portraits in Lightroom | Light and Airy Photography Tutorial

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6 жыл бұрын

In this Lightroom editing tutorial I'll be sharing the step-by-step process for how to edit natural light portraits in Lightroom to achieve a light and airy look to the photos.
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▷ ALSO WATCH - Part 1: ‘How to Shoot Natural Light Portraits’, with shooting tips and techniques for creating a clean, light, bright and airy look that's popular with portrait and wedding photography.
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this Lightroom photo editing tutorial for photographers I share a full breakdown of my post processing workflow and how I edit portraits in Lightroom to achieve a refined and filmic, light and airy photography style (without losing highlight details.) The light and airy & bright and airy photography style is popular for both portrait photography and wedding photography, especially for natural light portraits - and is a style that's favored by many of the top blogs and magazine editors. I hope this tutorial sharing how to edit light and airy images inspires you to give this style a try! I've also shared my import preset for free for you to try our on your own photos. :) Link for free light and airy preset: bit.ly/2mdmAcS
Happy editing!
Xo
Chelsea

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@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! If you liked this tutorial here's a playlist I made with lots more Lightroom editing tutorials sharing different techniques for creating high-end, filmic light and airy images: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsiFgdig27TVaKc.html Happy editing! 🤗 XOXO

@jusuras 6 жыл бұрын

Chelsea Nicole Photography f

@randolfvibora5085 6 жыл бұрын

I like the work flow and ofcourse I hit the subscribe button. 😊

@robsenangote7954 5 жыл бұрын

Josh Susuras

@KM-gi9ni 3 жыл бұрын

I have spent *hundreds* on well-known preset packages trying to make my workflow more efficient and so far they all do a little too much to my images - which mine don’t need. Finally with your tutorials I know exactly what needs tweaking - way less than the very expensive presets I’ve purchased! I used your tricks on a recent shoot and it was exactly what I see on the back of my camera, which is exactly what I want. Thank you for your knowledge and skills Chelsea!

@NewLayer 4 жыл бұрын

This is so much different from how I normally edit! It’s great to learn how other people get different looks. Thanks for sharing 🙂

@vocabularyoffood 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most helpful tutorial that I have ever watched for making portraits bright and airy! Thank you so much.

@markuswilliams9785 6 жыл бұрын

I love this I love most that you don’t spend a lot of time on one image, you already know what you wanna go for and voilà lol spending to much time on a image I think you will get lost and “do to much” great video!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Haha, totally agree. Editing can easily become very time consuming, which isn’t always realistic workflow-wise. So glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks Markus! 🙏🏻😊

@Annabellelinker 5 жыл бұрын

This is by far the most helpful editing walkthrough I’ve ever watched

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Annabelle! I'm so happy it was helpful 🤗

@Toulzah 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chelsea, this has literally curbed by recent frustration with getting edits to look the way I want them! I’m using some of these techniques but not quite as bright (so somewhere inbetween natural and this) to redefine my own style. I know in my head what I wanted my images to look like, but didn’t know how to achieve it until now! Thanks again

@AscendantNomad 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. As a video guy myself branching into photography, this kind of detail and breakdown of Lightroom is really fantastic. The final turned out really beautiful too. Subbed.

@samedayeditfilmsandtciphot1275 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these techniques, which have become essential to making a living as a wedding photographer. Your expertise is great!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Faith! Glad you enjoyed these tips! I can't wait to share more. :)

@stempipteenspc2221 3 жыл бұрын

Since I subscribed to your channel, I discovered a whole new world. I found everything that I need and I'm so greatful to you Miss Chelsea. Send love from the Philippines 💗

@JackysDailyLife 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I saw so many tutorials before and every look I saw was so unnatural. You show just so few steps to get that nice result! You made my day. :)

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks Jacky! This comment made MY day. :) I'm so happy my tutorial was helpful!

@tedanthonytarona8355 6 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw this video, I immediately liked it! I also subscribed. Thank you!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ted!! Glad you liked it! I’m looking forward to making more like this. :)

@smedz28 6 жыл бұрын

the previous video and this one are probably the most useful tutorials i've come across on this style of shooting/editing

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

smedz28 - Thanks so much!!

@lucindaflint9570 6 жыл бұрын

So enjoy watching. Thanks Chelsea Nicole. Good info for all levels.

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Aw, Thanks Lucinda! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! :) XO

@ashtrals701 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making a video that isn't so reliant on presets! I had a few photos with a light look to them already and wanted to make them even better. Your tutorial did exactly that! Definitely subscribed and will be checking out more of your content! :)

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ashtrals!! :) Let me know if you have any requests for future vids!

@monicaaguinaga2660 3 жыл бұрын

omg this was amazing! ive been editing in lightroom for 6 years and I learned a few tricks.

@GentryGamingHD 6 жыл бұрын

I’m new to photography so I really appreciate this. Thank you!!!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles! I’m so happy it was helpful. :)

@abdooubach 6 жыл бұрын

Best tutorial i've ever seen

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abdou!!

@xeler8r 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! Especially how you do the skin tones!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@anitap.3562 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial. I usually hate watching tutorials, but yours are easy to follow. Thanks so much!!

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anita!! :)

@kathychaos8682 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video and the preset! I'd like to see more videos like this one, very helpful of you telling us how much is too much and why you are adjusting certain settings. Keep it up, I'm excited to learn more. Thank you!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy! I’ll definitely make more vids like this one. Anything specific I should cover? Let me know! :)

@kathychaos8682 6 жыл бұрын

It really helps to have the before and after pictures. Personally, I prefer to see creative edits on humans and maybe animals, and some travel images, you know everyday stuff. I would love to see how you could take a regular iphone pic (i have plenty to share, LOL) and turn it into a DSLR image by editing it in LR. Also, it really helps when you tell us your vision for the image or what you are trying to achieve like you did in this video (lighter skin, weird shadows, better coloring, etc). This way you can take us thru your steps of getting there- you did a great job in this video and I feel like you already know what I just said.

@SoundArtsOnline 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Thank you so much!

@kurtyphotography7959 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! I've been looking for a tutorial like this for a long time. Your editing method is awesome!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kurty!! I'm so happy it was helpful! :)

@davidnle 6 жыл бұрын

love it.. thanks

@SchemeEvents 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! I have a whole new appreciation for your editing time! Unbelievable. I will never understand all those terms, but if you ever do a video tutorial on iPhone photos I would be all eyes and ears! Haha

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Tara! This was a quick editing workflow too. 😘 I’ll add the iPhone suggestion to my list of ideas! I’ve actually been thinking about doing an apps video.

@west4coast77 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken! :)

@kathysimindinger8753 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love your instructions. Thank you

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy! :)

@valentynaryan3335 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This tutorial made my day!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

So happy you liked it Valentyna! :)

@darciterry2333 6 жыл бұрын

Love this, Can't wait for more editing videos :)

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darci! Let me know if you have any requests! I have a new one coming in a couple weeks & can't wait to share more. :)

@Ressimage 5 жыл бұрын

great color tone!!!

@WilsonKowaleski 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thanks for your time, effort, and energy on this. Likewise thanks for sharing!

@dagmaradrza6552 6 жыл бұрын

This is realy good! I must try :)

@TheShawnsmith10 6 жыл бұрын

This was a GOOOOOOOD tutorial! Very nice

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn! :)

@gabutajaa6768 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing❤

@cstratag4946 5 жыл бұрын

Please keep creating content! You’re great. Thank you!!

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement Cstrata! Took a little break, but I love creating content for you guys so def lots more coming! Btw, your waterfall proposal was epic! 🙌

@lesliebarton5178 Жыл бұрын

How can you be so young and know so much?! I will be revisiting your videos often.

@alejandroscarlata 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your preset Chelsea!

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 🤗

@99secondsTrip 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for this

@tami_zee 6 жыл бұрын

really love this tutorial! I am gonna try it now, thanks!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tamara! Would love to hear how it works out for you. :)

@08nicoleella 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@mirandavandenberk786 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much,I follow this step by step. Its look amazing on my pictures. You so kind sharing this❤

@ChelseaNicole Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! I'm glad it's helpful! 💖

@simonsmith8783 6 жыл бұрын

Really nice to eat some new alternatives to editing work flow. Very useful

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it useful Simon! :)

@timetravelertales24 5 жыл бұрын

nice job i will try this color tones on my photos

@DianeCrystal 6 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful!! Thank you✨🙌

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks girl!! 🤗💕

@ritabarreiros1 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! This was super helpful xx

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rita! :) XO

@jenbrooker2554 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great tutorial!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jen! :)

@chanysandel5280 6 жыл бұрын

Thanx for sharing..loved it

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chany! :)

@redpanda-zk1rd 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@llamarvasquez1803 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial beautiful image!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Llamar! :)

@getnull 4 жыл бұрын

great tutorial! thumbs up. one question. what would be the best white balance when shooting wedding and use this kind of color grading? thank you so much! 😘

@MariaMunoz-rz1nz 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Thank you!!!

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maria!! :)

@Risa846 6 жыл бұрын

Speechless. I love your work 😍😇😇 GBU.

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks so much Risadaroi 🤗❤

@sirdervisvlog9858 3 жыл бұрын

so informative getting hooked by your style of light and airy

@ChelseaNicole 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dervis! 😊

@ingridschnader1231 6 жыл бұрын

This is great! Thanks so much.

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching! :)

@mackysanandres580 5 жыл бұрын

This is what I'm looking for. Thank you :)

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Machy! Happy it helped :)

@viktoriatschernenko 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! :)

@CALLMEaKiNG1 5 жыл бұрын

You're super dope for this!!! Tha I you I have a lot a clients that love this look, but I had a hard time trying to pull it off! Love you

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Akeem!! 🤗 Hope this video helped you achieve the look you wanted!

@amberlewis5484 6 жыл бұрын

This is gorgeous! nicely done

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Amber! :)

@vancourverite7779 6 жыл бұрын

thank you

@brittanyward9647 6 жыл бұрын

This is amazing and SO helpful. Thank you and please post more!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brittany! I’m so happy it was helpful! And going to be posting LOTS more in 2018. Send any questions or video requests my way. :)

@brittanyward9647 6 жыл бұрын

Chelsea Nicole Photography Can’t wait! Maybe a video on the mobile Lightroom app and how you can achieve similar results to the desktop version for those folks on the go ?

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this idea Brittany. :) I'm loving the new Lightroom mobile app!

@kyawsan3211 5 жыл бұрын

Thank q so much!! btw you've angel voice

@krg3604 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thanks.

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith!

@series7thevlog 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@gpraneeth3140 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@srmoscat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!!

@David-qw8lb 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. It helped me really a lot :)

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! So great hearing it helped! :)

@sallygo7984 4 жыл бұрын

which brush did you use to soften the skin? thank you amazing style

@ludivinegilsoul3992 Жыл бұрын

thanks for this video! it s a big help for me :)

@ChelseaNicole Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

@mariahelenabernarda7076 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chelsea. You are amazing! I would love to get those presets.

@Mp3mahes 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. Thank you

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mahesh! 🙂

@markangelo2065 6 жыл бұрын

this is amazing ! I already followed you on instagram! :)

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! :)

@michelejones3049 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Learn't a lot and it was really helpful.

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michele! Happy it was helpful. :)

@cpinch73 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thank you

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher! ♥

@uptownphotography 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done....

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@yaridyusoff9246 5 жыл бұрын

Tq chelsea

@lgrayespilates 6 ай бұрын

In the skin softening section, there was no mention of what brush was used. Or was there a different setting to use?

@escuelacerogrados 3 жыл бұрын

You are such a great teacher... can you share with me (if possible) the raw picture to practice what you did?

@monicab28 Жыл бұрын

What did you use for the skin softening?

@DancingWithTim 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! It's done very well! ;)

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! :)

@DancingWithTim 6 жыл бұрын

You're more than welcome!! :)

@mrzacvaughn5921 6 жыл бұрын

Try increasing the saturation all the way, then adjusting the WB before you do anything else. (then bring the saturation back down obviously)

@axisimagery3198 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Axis!

@fndbiscain 4 жыл бұрын

Great vídeo, I just got a nice result in a similar picture I have!!! Thanks very much.

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing!! 😃 🙌🏻 so happy my video helped!

@arcanefilms9380 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tutorials on how to make those creamy lens flares you showed in the beginning photos? Thanks!

@rahmakareem4888 6 жыл бұрын

Awwwwsoooome 😍😍😍

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🤗❤️

@garretthandwork5440 6 жыл бұрын

Do you shoot using Kelvin? Does shooting with a higher kelvin help make this preset work better? I noticed your photos SOOC seemed to have warmer skin tones. What sort of metering mode do you use? Thanks so much! This is so helpful!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Garrett! Yes - I shoot all manual in RAW - including white balance which I'll dial based on what I plan to do later. For a lot of areas in photography (still life, landscapes, etc) shooting flatter allows you more flexibility - except when working with in skin tones. If you shoot to cool it can be hard to artificially introduce that natural ‘warmth’ back into the skin tones, so I do tend to shoot a slightly on the warmer side. But at the same time - you don't want to shoot TOO overly warm where you're blowing out any of your RGB channels, since there's no recovering from that even in RAW. It’s good to strike a nice balance based on the end result you want (and retaining all the image data), then you can dial things in to be perfect in post. Glad you liked the video!! Hope this helps! 😊

@ElizabethTaylorxo 5 жыл бұрын

What kelvin do you shoot at?

@jlo5134 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work! Do you have more presets, whether free or for sale?

@sols9449 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Chloe! Great video. Need to ask you. The before pictures that you lined up. We’re all of these Raw images from the Nikon D4? I loved the skin tones!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sol! And yes, those were shot RAW straight from the Nikon D4. :)

@exrobert211 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use a Sony? Great tutorial.

@elielc2431 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial, Love itl!! gotta try out!! =) ...2 questions: 1. Why I did't get the presets? 2. there is a bit of chromatic aberration in her veil, if you remove it, will the photo be affected ? Thanks a lot for this amazing tutorial once again!

@ChelseaNicole 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eliel!! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😊 1. Did you end up getting my Lightroom preset? It can a take a few minutes to come through, or may have also gone to promotions folder. If it still hasn’t come, just shoot me an email and I’ll make sure you get it! :) 2. I wanted to kept this video quick and super focused on how I create light & airy style images. But I would remove the CA (and a couple other subtle micro m-tweaks) to put the finishing touches on this photo. I def plan to do more editing videos, so I’ll be sure to touch on that in future!

@jordanzfarris 5 жыл бұрын

I love your editing so much! I have a question in regards to the preset download. Is it only for Lightroom CC? I'd like to use it in Adobe Lightroom!

@ChelseaNicole 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jordan! The preset was actually made in Lightroom Classic, but I recently updated it to work across all versions including Lightroom CC and mobile as well. :)

@alenasuprun8870 3 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to do these edits on a tablet

@WILLIAMPERRELLI 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Great video.... I have tried to have your Light room add on, emailed to me several times but it never arrives? Is there a link issue? Best, William

@taraliesandon7250 Жыл бұрын

Hi Chelsea, The link for the preset said it cannot be found. Is there still a way to receive it? Thanks!

@woox200sx 6 жыл бұрын

What is the shutter speed so high? Wouldn’t you be better off shooting at a lower ISO and shutter speed so you could have more dynamic range?

@t.b2923 4 жыл бұрын

Is lightroom on your phone different than on a computer? I dont remember seeing all these features on my phone app.

@user-xh1xs6ix4o Жыл бұрын

nice, do you take private photo retouching work?

@jerwillebonita4774 3 жыл бұрын

nice... ill try that tactics//...

@mikmiklicayan4483 3 жыл бұрын

Do you use nd filters?

@andres11121961 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Chelsea, you're the best so far with this style. I have been a professional photographer for many years, but as you know, we need to transition to new styles, once in a while. And natural light is the new trend, so after watching so many tutorials, I came across yours, and I'm not going anywhere else. The oy problem I'm having is keeping my images super sharp, when shooting at f1.4 I use high speed shutter, but still struggling with the sharp focus. I'm using the Sony a7lll with a 85mm @ 1.4 mostly shooting engagements. Can you give me a hand on that? will be highly appreciated. Also will like to buy your Lightroom or Camera Raw presets for engagements. Thanks. Attn. Andre

@ChelseaNicole 3 жыл бұрын

Aww Thanks so much Andrew!! Have you seen this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q591itV1vrSUqH0.html It's on how I get sharp photos when shooting wide open at f/1.4 and covers various things that could throw off your focus when shooting at such a shallow depth of field. :) Hope it's helpful!